Callimachus' Hecale: A New Kind of Epic Hero? [From: Antichthon, vol. 11, 1977]. Journal of the Australian Society for Classical Studies.

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pp. 68-77. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - With dedication by the author. - A very good and clean copy. - From the text: Callimachus distaste for Cyclic poetry is well known; he wrote, bluntly, [.] (Ep. 28). That he was an opponent of Aristotle on the subject of epic has been clearly demonstrated by C.O. Brink. There are, however, two points in Callimachus opposition to Cyclic epic and Aristotle which I think call for further discussion. The first concerns Aristotle. For Aristotle epic and tragedy are [.] (Poet. 5, 6 et passim). Callimachus, on the other hand, says his critics berate him because he does not sing of kings and heroes {Aetia fr.l. 3 and 5). The second is Callimachus criticism of bombast in epic. It is true that Aristotle in accordance with his theory of stylistic appropriateness will have demanded a serious style for the serious subjects of epic, but Callimachus explicit scorn is reserved for the bombast of the Cyclic poets. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

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Title
Callimachus' Hecale: A New Kind of Epic Hero? [From: Antichthon, vol. 11, 1977]. Journal of the Australian Society for Classical Studies.
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Zanker, Graham:
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1977
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Reprint, stapled.
Language
English
Item weight
550 grams
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